Exemption from hardship?

“No one gets an exemption from hardship on planet earth. How we receive it hinges on whether we believe in an alternate reality that transcends the one we know so well. The Bible never minimizes hardship or unfairness – witness books like Job, Psalms, and Lamentations. It simply asks us to withhold final judgment until all the evidence is in.” – Phillip Yancey, Rumors of Another World (Zondervan, 2003)